Rob Refsnyder indicators one-year extension with Red Sox

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Veteran outfielder inks 1-year take care of ’25 membership possibility

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BOSTON — The position is unglamorous however necessary — notably for the Red Sox, who play 81 video games per season at Fenway Park.

A right-handed hitter who can hammer left-handed pitching on a constant foundation isn’t any small factor, and that’s why the Red Sox signed veteran outfielder Rob Refsnyder to a one-year contract extension by means of the 2024 season with a membership possibility for ‘25. Refsnyder will earn a base wage of $1.85 million subsequent season and the choice is price $2 million.

For a 32-year-old veteran who has spent most of his profession combating for a roster spot and going up and down from the Minor Leagues, Saturday was a satisfying day.

“I’ve gotten some really really nice texts from some family members, some friends and people that mean a lot to me and have stuck with me and encouraged me and it’s definitely a day of reflection and thankfulness,” stated Refsnyder. “So it’s something I’ll definitely celebrate with my wife hopefully here on an off-day or something like that. Hopefully our babysitter’s available and you can get a glass of wine and kind of reminisce about some of those highs and lows. It’s been really special to kind of think about, even right now.”

The Red Sox have gotten an equal mixture of professionalism and manufacturing from Refsnyder, who, in his two seasons in Boston, has a slash line of .362/.437/.543 with 4 homers and 16 RBIs in 116 at-bats in opposition to lefties.

“Yeah, there’s a lot of things that are visible to everybody in here, visible to anybody who watches our games,” stated Red Sox chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom. “There’s additionally some issues that I believe folks do not see. And all that goes into it anytime you make this type of a take care of a participant.

“It’s about the player and it’s about the person,” added Bloom. “I mean, since Rob’s come in here, he’s done a lot of things to help us win games on both sides of the ball. Great at-bats every single time, plays the game the right way. And in here, he does a lot of things to help the group. He’s an outstanding teammate.”

When Refsnyder signed a Minor League contract with the Red Sox previous to the 2022 season with an invitation to Spring Training, it appeared like simply one other a part of his lengthy and winding journey.

And then when he didn’t make the staff, Refsnyder considered working in a baseball entrance workplace.

But an impromptu batting observe session with Red Sox hitting coach Pete Fatse modified the trajectory of his profession.

“I worked with Fatse for what seemed like a really, really long time, and he sent some video and I felt some things that I thought could really really help me and some things that I had been really, really searching for,” Refsnyder stated. “I’m very thankful that I wasn’t stubborn and decided to work with him, because that hitting lesson alone really changed the trajectory of my career and my swing path and my game and things like that and things that I’m comfortable doing. A lot of credit goes to Fatse and things like that.”

Refsnyder was referred to as as much as Boston for the second time final season on June 10, and stayed for the remainder of the season. A month into the offseason, the Red Sox signed him to a one-year deal. Finally, Refsnyder didn’t have to fret about being an invitation to Spring Training. His roster spot was safe.

Earlier in his profession, Refsnyder had hassle with a platoon position he now has right down to a science. He credit a former Red Sox World Series MVP for serving to to vary his mindset.

“Steve Pearce in Toronto really helped me embrace it a little bit more,” Refsnyder stated. “And I’ve just watched from afar really, really good players in similar situations. And I’ve always tried to go to the cage and just kind of watch really, really successful players in our game, go about their business and I try not to say much and learn from them.”

Refsnyder now feels at residence in Boston. So, too, does his household.

“I bring my son here once or twice a series,” Refsnyder stated. “When he wakes up, he wants to come to the field. He screams ‘field’. And so I bring him here and it’s a special place for me, watching him run around the ballpark, and I put the ball on the tee for him. So Boston’s a special place for me and my family.”

In 322 profession video games for the Yankees, Blue Jays, Rays, Rangers, Twins and Red Sox, Refsnyder is a .247 hitter with 13 homers and 73 RBIs.